World Screen

BOSTON, September 20: APT Worldwide, the international sales division of American Public Television, has secured the international representation rights to Seeing in the Dark, a new high-definition astronomy special from writer and producer Timothy Ferris. Seeing in the Dark is …

PALISADES PARK, September 20: Alfred Haber Distribution has secured a range of pan-regional deals and sales for Spike TV’s two-hour television special Scream 2007, which honors the best horror, sci-fi and fantasy offerings from film, television and comic books. Significant …

HILVERSUM, September 20: 2waytraffic International has inked multiple new deals for the U.K. series You Are What You Eat, including agreements with BBC America and BBC Lifestyle in Asia. BBC America has acquired the first three U.K. seasons of the …

LOS ANGELES, September 20: Production is underway in Toronto on Bridal Fever, an original romantic comedy film for the Hallmark Channel that is slated to air in 2008. Delta Burke (Boston Legal) and Andrea Roth (Rescue Me) have been tapped …

LONDON, September 20: BBC Worldwide has reached deals with independent production companies talkbackTHAMES and Prominent Television to distribute their content in long and short forms on digital media platforms. Under the two deals, BBC Worldwide will be able to exploit …

HONG KONG, September 20: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has licensed the format rights to the music variety series Karaoke Showdown to terrestrial broadcaster VTV3 in Vietnam and Trans TV in Indonesia. Karaoke Showdown has proved to be popular among …

LOS ANGELES, September 20: Lifetime has announced that its vampire-themed drama series Blood Ties will return for a second season of 10 new episodes this fall, beginning Friday, October 12 at 11 p.m. Blood Ties joins Lifetime's new Friday night …

LONDON, September 20: Distraction has secured Peace Arch Entertainment’s entire format catalogue for international distribution, including the weight-loss format The Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp. Peace Arch’s The Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp is a weight-loss format in which women undergo an …

NEW YORK, September 20: Nickelodeon’s hit live-action comedy series The Naked Brothers Band, will roll out its first one-hour TV movie, Battle of the Bands, premiering October 6 at 8 p.m. and repeating October 7 at 7 p.m. In the …

TORONTO, September 20: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) and the CBC have acquired the international distribution rights to the second season of the Emmy Award-winning ten-hour series The Tudors. SPWAG has agreed to extend its previous license agreement for …